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an acute infectious disease of fowl caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Gallinarum, marked by drowsiness, anorexia, extreme weakness, usually diarrhea, and death.Medical dictionary. 2011.
fowl typhoid — Vet. Pathol. a septicemic disease of fowl, esp. chickens, caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum and marked by fever, loss of appetite, thirst, anemic pallor of the skin of the head, and prostration. * * * … Universalium
fowl typhoid — noun : an infectious disease of poultry characterized by diarrhea, anemia, and great prostration and caused by a bacterium (Salmonella gallinarum) * * * Vet. Pathol. a septicemic disease of fowl, esp. chickens, caused by the bacterium Salmonella… … Useful english dictionary
typhoid — 1. Typhus like; stuporous from fever. 2. SYN: t. fever. [typhus + G. eidos, resemblance] abdominal t. SYN: t. fever. ambulatory t. SYN: walking t.. apyretic t. t. fever in which the temperature does not rise more than a … Medical dictionary
Chicken — Gallus gallus domesticus redirects here. For other subspecies, see Red Junglefowl. Chooks redirects here. For the fast food chain, see Chooks Fresh Tasty. This article is about the animal. For chicken as human food, see Chicken (food). For other… … Wikipedia
poultry farming — Raising birds commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese are the birds of primary commercial importance. Guinea fowl and squabs are chiefly of local interest. Though chickens have been… … Universalium
salmonella — /sal meuh nel euh/, n., pl. salmonellae / nel ee/. Bacteriol. any of several rod shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food… … Universalium
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Gallinarum — a group B serovar that causes fowl typhoid; it has little or no pathogenicity for humans. It is nonmotile and contains O antigen but no H antigen. Formerly called S. gallinarum pullorum … Medical dictionary
vaccine — Originally, the live v. (vaccinia, cowpox) virus inoculated in the skin as prophylaxis against smallpox and obtained from the skin of calves inoculated with seed virus. Usage has extended the meaning to include essentially any preparation… … Medical dictionary
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH … Wikipedia
